Cold grey stone on a Tuesday night
Flashbulbs pop in the amber light
Old ink stains on a vellum page
Iron locks on a rusted cage
Down the stairs where the air is thick
Clockwork gears with a steady tick
Basement halls where the paper sleeps
Hidden truth that the archive keeps
Spinning round on a copper wire
Turning gold in a frozen fire
Higher now than the library wall
Wait for the winter wind to call
Copper skin turning green with age
Turning slow like a heavy page
Bending low where the ivy grows
Counting beats that the river knows
Spinning round on a copper wire
Turning gold in a frozen fire
Higher now than the library wall
Wait for the winter wind to call
Buses roll through the city square
Static salt in the humid air
One last frame in a plastic slide
Nowhere left for the ghost to hide
Weather vane in a spiral twist
Cutting through the November mist
Broken point where the north wind blew
Painting grey in a cobalt hue
Crate of files in a damp concrete
Heavy boots on a lonely street
Solder lines on a metal plate
Closing shut on a heavy gate
Spinning round on a copper wire
Turning gold in a frozen fire
Higher now than the library wall
Wait for the winter wind to call
Copper spin, let it go.
Copper spin, moving slow.